Czech Republic scores highly in democracy survey

A new survey by the highly respected Economist Intelligence Unit has placed the Czech Republic among the world's leading democracies. The London-based think tank ranked the Czech Republic in 18th place among an elite group of 28 fully functioning democratic societies. The report was compiled by a group of international experts on the basis of various criteria such as the electoral process, the functioning of government, and political participation. The Czech Republic scored better than many other countries in the region, including Slovakia and Hungary, which the report described as "flawed" democracies.